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Is this sentence grammatically wrong?

Not the question... this FOLLOWING sentence:

"I took my dog a bath."

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    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Yes, yes, it is wrong.

    The modifier is misplaced.

    You aren't taking your dog.

    And you aren't taking a bath.

    The dog is taking a bath.

    You're giving the dog the bath it's taking.

    It's like saying, "Throw the horse over the fence some hay."

  • 1 decade ago

    A person could say "I took a bath." meaning he had bathed, but animals cannot bathe themselves so you can only say you give/ gave a dog a bath or you bathe/ bathed the dog. I have put it in both present and past tense.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes. Try, I gave my dog a bath or My dog took a bath.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes it is wrong. The correct way to say this sentence is: I gave my dog a bath.

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  • 1 decade ago

    It is so wrong I don't even know where to begin! Are you serious?

    How about:

    "I gave my dog a bath." or

    "I took my dog to the groomer for a bath."

  • 1 decade ago

    i took my dog for a bath?

  • 1 decade ago

    If you mean you carried a bath to your dog then it is fine. If this is not what you mean, then no.

  • 1 decade ago

    it should be

    i took my dog for a bath

    or

    i took my dog to bath

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, very wrong indeed.

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